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The Side Effects
Mysterious surf-guitar out of the Whanganui-Manawatu region on the famed Stink Magnetic label and featuring label regulars Dylan Herkes and Boss Christ. #nzmusic #surfmusic #thesideeffects #thechandeliers
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Sleepers Union
Blissful psychedelic pop from Simon McLaren, known for his high-energy, explosive songs in Loves Ugly Children and The Subliminals, partnered with The Onedin Line's Mark Anderson. The group have released 2 albums 13 years apart, with a live band consisting of well-known Auckland-based musicians. #nzmusic #sleepersunion #psychpop
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The Superettes
Auckland punk group that marked the arrival of Jed Town. When The Superettes broke up Town formed famed post-punk group The Features; who would eventually morph into Fetus Productions. #nzmusic #nzpunk #thesuperettes #ak79 #thefeatures #fetusproductions
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Smart Russians
Pop-funky 3/4-piece Christchurch act from the mid 80s. Made an appearance on Radio with Pictures article on the current state of Christchurch live music (in 1984), released a cassette single recorded at Nighshift Studios and at one point had The Chills keyboardist Andrew Todd as a member.
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Salad Boys
Indie pop-rock out of Christchurch based around Joe Sampson (guitar / vocals / keys / bass etc) with James Sullivan (drums) and Ben Ordering (bass) on most of their recordings. Strong on melody with big chiming guitar and unfussy rhythmic backing, their songs have a timeless quality to them - sometimes jangling, sometimes driving, and with Sampson's powerful guitar playing always ready to attack.
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The Stoutfellows
Christchurch Celtic Rock who played all the local Irish pubs all across New Zealand (and occasionally Australia) from 1999 to 2002. Made up of members of a number of local hard rock groups. Recorded an album at Blast Studios in 2000.
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The Shallows
The Shallows were a short-lived Christchurch trio fronted by Roy Montgomery in 1985. Backed by Mick Elborado (bass) and Mary Heney (guitar / vocals) the trio recorded and self-released a sole 7" single over a couple weeks in May, 1985. The single was the result of a $750 government arts grant - the group laid out their exact expenses on the inside sleeve of the single.
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Scorched Earth Policy
Excellent early Flying Nun band from Christchurch featuring 3 future Terminals (Stapleton, Elborado and Crook). Some terrific songs that build suspense and tension with galloping drums, rumbling bass and a cacophony of guitar, organ and violin.
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Snapper
The key group of New Zealand underground legend Peter Gutteridge (despite being a founding member of BOTH the Clean and the Chills). Snapper made driving, droning guitars-infused with synths post-punk throughout the 1980s and 1990s before Gutteridge disappeared from the public eye.
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Paul Solly
Paul Solly is one of a handful of mysterious individuals (along with Matt Lee, Lissa Mitchell and Douglas Bagnall), possibly all part of Fever Hospital that released a handful of lathe-cut singles on their own 8 Dec Records imprint, to startlingly low-key but enthusiastic acclaim.
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Nick Smith
One of the lesser-known Flying Nun Records releases, young singer-songwriter Nick Smith put out a largely unremembered EP on the label in 1987 after appearing on the 'Outnumbered by Sheep' compilation. He also recorded a preceding EP (with the help of Chris Knox), released on record store Real Groovy Records own imprint back in 1986. Smith would go on to have a successful career as a journalist.
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Shaft
Shaft is the long-standing vehicle of prominent song-writer Bob Cardy (aka Bob Brannigan), guitarist for the Axemen and a stalwart of the New Zealand underground scene. With a rotating cast of musicians backing him, Shaft always sounds like Shaft; a terrific band brimming with brilliant, dynamic and catchy songs.
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Surplus Sons of a Factory Nation
Short-lived Industrial Punk from notable Palmerston North musician, venue owner / manager / promoter Dave White, with Zane Hookham and Rob Groats. White was the manager of The Stomach, which served as the focal-point of Palmerston North's underground music scene in the 1990's and he self-produced and released their extremely rare 7" single and 10" EP lathe's individually (with handmade covers) on old EMI blank acetates.
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So So Modern
Terrific Wellington-based synth and guitar troop - greatly exciting, fun and wacky group. Often costumed and running through sets at breakneck pace, the group had a give it a go and home-production bent, distributing their own self-produced recordings (with art-work from the very talented Neon Sleep), hand-crafted pins, stickers and posters. The group evolved out of youthful stints in underground hardcore groups - and they took elements of that (breakneck pace, gang vocals, building a community) to the group, but expanded the sound to make it more palatable to a wider audience.
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Superette
Dave Mulcahy‘s first post-Jean Paul Sartre Experience band was the unfortunately short-lived Superette, who sprung up in Auckland in 1993. With Mulcahy taking guitar and vocal duties, he pulled together former Blue Marbles duo Ben Howe (Bass) and Greta Anderson (Drums/Backing Vox) to record the rough, thematically scary, but thoroughly charming Rosepig EP. From here the band became known as one of the better live pop-rock acts around New Zealand, and where one of the defining bands (along with the 3Ds) that turned me on to New Zealand bands.